CUMLY, the capital of the above district, twenty-five miles south by east from Mangalore. It is situated on a high peninsula, in a salt-water lake, which is separated from the sea by a spit of sand. Two rivers fall into this lake, and nearly inclose the ground on which the town stands. It consists of a hundred and fifty houses, and is inhabited both by Hindus and Mahomedans. Long. 75. 2. E. Lat. 12. 25. N.